Comments on: The Gabbo-Flamarian Combo http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/the-gabbo-flamarian-combo/ David Cairns' wilfully eccentric film blog Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:54:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: dcairns http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/the-gabbo-flamarian-combo/#comment-2915 dcairns Sat, 10 May 2008 19:44:57 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-2915 I bet it's fun. I'm thrilled by the idea of Hollywood trying Noel Coward out as a leading man -- beautiful insanity! Ivor Novello might have been a better bet. I bet it’s fun. I’m thrilled by the idea of Hollywood trying Noel Coward out as a leading man — beautiful insanity! Ivor Novello might have been a better bet.

]]> By: David Ehrenstein http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/the-gabbo-flamarian-combo/#comment-2914 David Ehrenstein Sat, 10 May 2008 17:01:01 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-2914 Masoshism and dementia are essential elelments of cinema. <i>The Scoundrel</i> was a great favorite of Comden and Green --who were given to reciting whole passages of it by heart at parties. Masoshism and dementia are essential elelments of cinema.

The Scoundrel was a great favorite of Comden and Green –who were given to reciting whole passages of it by heart at parties.

]]> By: dcairns http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/the-gabbo-flamarian-combo/#comment-2912 dcairns Sat, 10 May 2008 15:31:47 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-2912 An interesting idea. I've never seen the Scoundrel, but some people seem to LIKE it. This might disqualify it from any Great Gabbo pairing. Well, I SORT OF like Gabbo, but only in a demented masochistic way. An interesting idea. I’ve never seen the Scoundrel, but some people seem to LIKE it. This might disqualify it from any Great Gabbo pairing.

Well, I SORT OF like Gabbo, but only in a demented masochistic way.

]]> By: David Ehrenstein http://dcairns.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/the-gabbo-flamarian-combo/#comment-2911 David Ehrenstein Sat, 10 May 2008 15:18:26 +0000 http://dcairns.wordpress.com/?p=736#comment-2911 Actually a good pairing would be with another Hecht -- <i>The Scoundrel</i> -- which he co-wrote/directed with Charles MacArthur. Noel Coward's performance makes a great compare/contrast with Stroheim's, IMO. Actually a good pairing would be with another Hecht — The Scoundrel — which he co-wrote/directed with Charles MacArthur. Noel Coward’s performance makes a great compare/contrast with Stroheim’s, IMO.

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